Highfield Hall in Falmouth, MA

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_2TMxJrX3PkIvFer7v-SML-PybjrCXwr_3ln9RHGM86YXCmcnarhGjsh1F8cGaIW8P9DRDagpEHQ2XtkSa-tPWyRIlW6tLtJzcK4-rfxmnSM5G6QPbmG2w3DpCUdIeO93qS4-ObqZ2of/s1600/4657799839_3797c3311a_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_2TMxJrX3PkIvFer7v-SML-PybjrCXwr_3ln9RHGM86YXCmcnarhGjsh1F8cGaIW8P9DRDagpEHQ2XtkSa-tPWyRIlW6tLtJzcK4-rfxmnSM5G6QPbmG2w3DpCUdIeO93qS4-ObqZ2of/s320/4657799839_3797c3311a_b.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.highfieldhall.org/images/banner-history.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="110" src="http://www.highfieldhall.org/images/banner-history.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;">image courtesy of Highfield Hall</span></div><br />Last weekend I spent a couple of very relaxing days in Falmouth, MA hanging out with some girlfriends. Lots of laughs, good food and cocktails were enjoyed by all. On Saturday afternoon, we took a little field trip to a property in town called <a href="http://www.highfieldhall.org/">Highfield Hall</a>.  This classic Queen Anne Victorian house, which is 17,000 sq. ft., was completed in 1878 by the sons of James and Ester Beebe of Boston who had purchased the nearly 700 acres of land near their summer home in Falmouth.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.highfieldhall.org/images/history-Highfieldivy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="287" src="http://www.highfieldhall.org/images/history-Highfieldivy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;">image courtesy of Highfield Hall</span></div><br />The Beebe sons each built a home, Highfield Hall in 1878 and Tanglewood in 1879.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.highfieldhall.org/images/history_highfield_1999_front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://www.highfieldhall.org/images/history_highfield_1999_front.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;">image courtesy of Highfield Hall</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>In 1949, Highfield Hall was purchased by DeWitt TerHeun and his wife who brought theater and the arts to the grounds. Unfortunately, they also mangled the exterior of the building, creating a faux plantation style look. Yuck. Mr. TerHeun died in 1962 and by 1972, developers were eying the property. It was then purchased by philanthropists Josephine and Josiah K. Lilly who donated the then nearly 400 remaining acres to the town of Falmouth for permanent conservation. Unfortunately, Tanglewood was demolished by 1977 and over the next two decades Highfield Hall fell into sad disrepair. Luckily, a group of concerned people banded together and formed the Friends of Highfield and established the hall as a non-profit and saved it from the wrecking ball. Starting in 2001 with a fund of $8,000,000 donated by private individuals, the restoration began. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4657821271_7c37f2d501_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4657821271_7c37f2d501_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4038/4657822825_90821124aa_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4038/4657822825_90821124aa_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4011/4657824445_ec73467612_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4011/4657824445_ec73467612_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Luckily, the house was open for a meeting so I was able to wander around and take some pics of the amazingly interiors. As you can imagine with a restoration this significant, the building has been restored, but the furnishings are harder to come by. The house can be rented out for weddings and I can just imagine how beautiful it would be, filled with round tables and beautiful floral arrangements.<br /><br />Below is the Great Hall foyer - how amazing is this huge space? It's more of a central room than a hallway. All the main rooms are set off this central space. The walls are painted with Ben Moore White Dove and feature a custom pomegranate stencil with gold overlay. (click on images for larger view)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1301/4658424704_41b411689f_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1301/4658424704_41b411689f_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Here are the stained glass windows at the front entrance.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/4658424224_6f291b2c09_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/4658424224_6f291b2c09_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />This beautiful room is the first parlor space off the Great Hall. The beautiful wallpaper is William Morris "Windrush" and the trim is one of my absolute go-to colors, Ben Moore Philadephia Cream HC-30. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4657800789_9bb9a4a6b7_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4657800789_9bb9a4a6b7_b.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />Detail of the William Morris wallpaper. The bottles were excavated from trash sites on the property. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4657799839_3797c3311a_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4657799839_3797c3311a_b.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />Across from the left-hand parlor is the small right hand parlor, which is currently used as an office. The walls are papered in Brunschwig & Fils "Gallier Diamond" and the trim is a custom Donald Kaufman color. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4048/4658425772_8f4a2e587a_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4048/4658425772_8f4a2e587a_b.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1282/4657804215_bd1984e9ab_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1282/4657804215_bd1984e9ab_b.jpg" /></a></div><br />This is the glorious ballroom. The woodwork is stunning and the light filled room just begs to be used for entertaining. The walls are painted in Ben Moore Norway Spruce with a lighter blue overglaze, the trim is BM Linen White. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4036/4658427176_f143490b09_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4036/4658427176_f143490b09_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />This is one of only two known vintage photographs of the interiors. Note the tri-part china cabinet along the wall on the left, this is now a large opening to the Great Hall. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/4657809577_f57d50a146_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/4657809577_f57d50a146_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4025/4658427766_65d7501290_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4025/4658427766_65d7501290_b.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4011/4658428258_c28082d755_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4011/4658428258_c28082d755_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4063/4657806711_e266f9aa5b_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4063/4657806711_e266f9aa5b_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4041/4658437668_b3c2c40345_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4041/4658437668_b3c2c40345_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1284/4658438204_8e292bf2e8_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1284/4658438204_8e292bf2e8_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4657807195_28fee3b472_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4657807195_28fee3b472_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4657810081_8a6f48a729_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4657810081_8a6f48a729_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />The plaster and woodwork is simply to die for. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4056/4658430494_ac5a3e52da_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4056/4658430494_ac5a3e52da_b.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4658435106_6f8f744f90_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4658435106_6f8f744f90_b.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1307/4657809071_769da2da28_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1307/4657809071_769da2da28_b.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />This is the billiard room of the back of the house. One can imagine the men retiring to this room to smoke their cigars and drink their brandies. This is the clearest example of Arts & Crafts style architecture in the house. The walls are painted in BM HC122, with an overglaze of HC 2144-10 with a touch of umber.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1307/4658442368_853a3140e8_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1307/4658442368_853a3140e8_b.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br />Here is the original cast iron cooking stove in the kitchen, made by the Cyrus Carpenter & Co. of Boston. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1302/4658443428_18ec1a418b_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1302/4658443428_18ec1a418b_b.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />The pantry cabinets are from Creative Kitchens in Mashpee, with subway tile walls.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4062/4658442988_f8f5868e62_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4062/4658442988_f8f5868e62_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Here is the dining room at the center rear of the first floor. The walls are painted in BM Navaho white with a green overglaze.  The custom stencil is of a pomegranate that coordinates with the Great Hall stencil design and is inspired by the stained glass window inset shown below. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/4657824997_c8cc4fa475_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/4657824997_c8cc4fa475_b.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1280/4657825699_0de583765f_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1280/4657825699_0de583765f_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4658449408_3972ae50a3_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4658449408_3972ae50a3_b.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>And we head upstairs.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1272/4657816275_4006ef1993_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1272/4657816275_4006ef1993_b.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4658439560_d6b486d47d_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4658439560_d6b486d47d_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />This is the upstairs hall that matches the Great Hall on the first floor. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4001/4658440956_777bf0c03d_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4001/4658440956_777bf0c03d_b.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />The Ter Heun room on the second floor is located above the first floor dining room. It is painted in BM HC 149 Buxton Blue. So pretty!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4657817713_6f84739eab_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4657817713_6f84739eab_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />And this is the sweet second floor Brides Bathroom.  The walls are painted in Benjamin Moore 975. Stripes are painted in a medium blush color with a lighter, sheer overglaze. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4022/4658441384_e651af3cac_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4022/4658441384_e651af3cac_b.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><embed align="middle" flashvars="cy=lt&il=1&channel=1152921504608316679&site=widget-07.slide.com" name="flashticker" quality="high" salign="l" scale="noscale" src="http://widget-07.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" style="height: 320px; width: 426px;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed><div style="text-align: left; width: 426px;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=lt&at=un&id=1152921504608316679&map=1" target="_blank"><img border="0" ismap src="http://widget-07.slide.com/p1/1152921504608316679/lt_t001_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=lt&at=un&id=1152921504608316679&map=2" target="_blank"><img border="0" ismap src="http://widget-07.slide.com/p2/1152921504608316679/lt_t001_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=lt&at=un&id=1152921504608316679&map=F" target="_blank"><img border="0" ismap src="http://widget-07.slide.com/p4/1152921504608316679/lt_t001_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" /></a></div></div><br />This home reminded me so much of my visit to the <a href="http://chameleon-interiors.blogspot.com/search/label/edith%20wharton">Edith Wharton estate</a> last summer in the Berkshires. It's a couple of decades older and not quite as grand, but as with the Wharton estate, the maintenance costs are staggering and constant fund  raising is needed to keep up with repair bills, heating and improvements. <a href="http://www.highfieldhall.org/index.shtml">Click here</a> to read more about this impressive restoration project and to learn about all the exciting events that take place year round. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/40/61AD69B5456EE9E48D48218DA34439B1.png" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border: 0pt none ! important;" /></a> <br /><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/EQjz" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img alt="" src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon16x16.png" style="border: 0pt none; vertical-align: middle;" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/EQjz" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe to ::Surroundings::</a>

Highfield Hall in Falmouth, MA

 image courtesy of Highfield HallLast weekend I spent a couple of very relaxing days in Falmouth, MA hanging out with some girlfriends. Lots of laughs, good food and cocktails were enjoyed by all. On Saturday afternoon, we took a little field trip to a property in town called Highfield Hall.  This c…

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Happy Memorial Day 2010

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixssNM71Jq-QsajwmZpVZh_wETJikbLy6fI_KZBYwj_Y2iCJBAr6otCUscbAkyZN_yCUMiaaSM5XZDO-jmRn6EHpQjWArOVogYXyJ8IWqutRWSWas-ctX0j-tCdn8j7nhe7P41glWYVmpG/s1600/LMerrillDuxMA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixssNM71Jq-QsajwmZpVZh_wETJikbLy6fI_KZBYwj_Y2iCJBAr6otCUscbAkyZN_yCUMiaaSM5XZDO-jmRn6EHpQjWArOVogYXyJ8IWqutRWSWas-ctX0j-tCdn8j7nhe7P41glWYVmpG/s320/LMerrillDuxMA.jpg" /></a></div><br />It's a gorgeous day here in Duxbury, MA, my little hometown. I did a little drive-by shooting of various flags around town. If you know a veteran, or the family of a fallen hero - don't forget to say thanks for their sacrifice. While we're busy celebrating with barbeque's and laughter, don't forget about the reason for the holiday.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4017/4647875977_68fcfbb760_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4017/4647875977_68fcfbb760_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">“Have you news of my boy Jack?”<br /><i>Not this tide.</i><br />“When d’you think that he’ll come back?”<br /><i>Not with this wind blowing, and this tide.</i><br /><i></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4030/4647876711_9d1bb8b9ac_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="536" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4030/4647876711_9d1bb8b9ac_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> “Has any one else had word of him?”<br /><i>Not this tide.</i><br /><i>For what is sunk will hardly swim,</i><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Not with this wind blowing, and this tide.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4036/4647877007_5ac53a996e_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4036/4647877007_5ac53a996e_b.jpg" width="555" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">“Oh, dear, what comfort can I find?”<br /><i>None this tide,</i><br /><i>Nor any tide,</i><br /><i>Except he did not shame his kind —</i><br /><i>Not even with that wind blowing, and that tide.</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4648491458_ee87495332_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4648491458_ee87495332_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><i>Then hold your head up all the more,</i><br /><i>This tide,</i><br /><i>And every tide;</i><br /><i>Because he was the son you bore,</i><br /><i>And gave to that wind blowing and that tide!</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>                       </i></div><div style="text-align: center;">~ Rudyard Kipling, 1915 <i><br /></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/40/61AD69B5456EE9E48D48218DA34439B1.png" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border: 0pt none ! important;" /></a> <br /><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/EQjz" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img alt="" src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon16x16.png" style="border: 0pt none; vertical-align: middle;" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/EQjz" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe to ::Surroundings::</a>

Happy Memorial Day 2010

It's a gorgeous day here in Duxbury, MA, my little hometown. I did a little drive-by shooting of various flags around town. If you know a veteran, or the family of a fallen hero - don't forget to say thanks for their sacrifice. While we're busy celebrating with barbeque's and laughter, don't forget …

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North Shore Design Show - A little recap and congrats

I wanted to congratulate some friends of mine who participated in the recent North Shore Design Show benefiting the <a href="http://www.wenhammuseum.org/">Wenham Museum</a>. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUMaAER2P8HaqNuhKNEaeTexD04GCofvudj7zGYrbbEMDAVCmIw8iFqW95O8T58LJatBnm1ZIvDQknEtTTPkg6XFDNXQZPfrruRQYC-Dw4as3ys__19tXylIx-M1zm8ktV2Kpcd2GFSzU/s1600/yvonneandjohnNSDS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUMaAER2P8HaqNuhKNEaeTexD04GCofvudj7zGYrbbEMDAVCmIw8iFqW95O8T58LJatBnm1ZIvDQknEtTTPkg6XFDNXQZPfrruRQYC-Dw4as3ys__19tXylIx-M1zm8ktV2Kpcd2GFSzU/s400/yvonneandjohnNSDS.jpg" width="330" /></a></div><br />This is the lovely Yvonne Blacker of <a href="http://www.yvonneblacker.com/">Yvonne Blacker Interiors</a> and the blog <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/">Design Vignettes</a> (with her husband John) at the the gala preview party. Yvonne has been a good bloggy friend to me and The Skirted Roundtable. As a matter of fact, she was one of our holiday giveaway winners this past September and she incorporated the silver bread basket that I sent her as a gift in her design for this show!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3mSvdtHkkfab0-LKdCs5wOz7frZX-0GfYTZSaQpWK0FffAp2_fsb4j3CADbYXFrYeQbNY0t_Zt1VFvNV_z8DHtNJHNHhEF-8Zz_699HuAVB8H1wVfXTO__E5jVDYA1txYDXIBxcGliBE/s1600/bunnyandbubbleyblacker.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3mSvdtHkkfab0-LKdCs5wOz7frZX-0GfYTZSaQpWK0FffAp2_fsb4j3CADbYXFrYeQbNY0t_Zt1VFvNV_z8DHtNJHNHhEF-8Zz_699HuAVB8H1wVfXTO__E5jVDYA1txYDXIBxcGliBE/s400/bunnyandbubbleyblacker.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />And here is Yvonne sitting in her lovely room vignette at the show. You can read about her inspiration for her room design <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/05/designers-before-and-after.html">here</a>. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-KoCHi7DKGdj5P7tWle3nk2BmtTeoKWqrLAUmrZIfUa_eqEH_hBw9OuzrNsGmVMqLrQjopuS4_WQCWs-a4DfKcY-yKnT94mRORa9iNK0kdqGhimXIBQLEeoHTBeB8qLtDwDR2wgoMZjmH/s1600/yvonne@deskNSDS.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-KoCHi7DKGdj5P7tWle3nk2BmtTeoKWqrLAUmrZIfUa_eqEH_hBw9OuzrNsGmVMqLrQjopuS4_WQCWs-a4DfKcY-yKnT94mRORa9iNK0kdqGhimXIBQLEeoHTBeB8qLtDwDR2wgoMZjmH/s400/yvonne@deskNSDS.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />And this is Sally Wilson and John Kelsey -husband (architect) and wife (interior designer) owners of <a href="http://www.wilsonkelseydesign.com/">Wilson Kelsey Design</a> in Salem, MA. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9D0Yb3T06jqHvJ7m_nigWjfZ-Xr3apSdvymfEw1dbQICKT0MMpvEy98Kwv6JlQhkl431rgOhVE3y3hgU6B60RuR57H4s4_ZDJIIRj69XjY2ljp87etQMYtHpsFZ85EbLTdgT-TUvCBYhZ/s1600/Wilson+Kelsey+Design+%7C+Interior+Architecture,+Renovations+and+Design_1275018238280.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9D0Yb3T06jqHvJ7m_nigWjfZ-Xr3apSdvymfEw1dbQICKT0MMpvEy98Kwv6JlQhkl431rgOhVE3y3hgU6B60RuR57H4s4_ZDJIIRj69XjY2ljp87etQMYtHpsFZ85EbLTdgT-TUvCBYhZ/s320/Wilson+Kelsey+Design+%7C+Interior+Architecture,+Renovations+and+Design_1275018238280.png" /></a></div><br />This is John and Sally's fabulous contemporary sitting room design for their vignette at the show. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.wilsonkelseydesign.com/files/2010/05/Wenham-Museum-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://blog.wilsonkelseydesign.com/files/2010/05/Wenham-Museum-small.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Here are John's original renderings for their design:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://wilsonkelseydesign.design-sherpa.com/files/2010/05/IMG_4331sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://wilsonkelseydesign.design-sherpa.com/files/2010/05/IMG_4331sm.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://wilsonkelseydesign.design-sherpa.com/files/2010/05/IMG_4339sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://wilsonkelseydesign.design-sherpa.com/files/2010/05/IMG_4339sm.jpg" /></a></div><br />You can read more about their great space <a href="http://blog.wilsonkelseydesign.com/events-happenings/north-shore-design-show/">here on their blog</a>. <br /><br />Congrats to all!<br /><br />Meanwhile, both Sally and I will be presenting lectures in June as part of the Junior League of Boston's Uncommon Kitchen's tour. You can <a href="https://secure.closerware.com/jlb/npo.jsp?pg=fundraiser&article=532&tab=Lecture%20Series">read more about it here</a>. <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/40/61AD69B5456EE9E48D48218DA34439B1.png" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border: 0pt none ! important;" /></a> <br /><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/EQjz" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img alt="" src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon16x16.png" style="border: 0pt none; vertical-align: middle;" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/EQjz" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe to ::Surroundings::</a>

North Shore Design Show - A little recap and congrats

I wanted to congratulate some friends of mine who participated in the recent North Shore Design Show benefiting the Wenham Museum. This is the lovely Yvonne Blacker of Yvonne Blacker Interiors and the blog Design Vignettes (with her husband John) at the the gala preview party. Yvonne has been a good…

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